53 occurrences

'World' in the Bible

God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.

Verse ConceptsCorruption, Of HumanityEvil TimesGod Seeing The WickedMan's Sinful NatureAll Have Sinnedcorruption

Abram said, “Lord God, what reward will You give me, since I am [leaving this world] childless, and he who will be the owner and heir of my house is this [servant] Eliezer from Damascus?”

Verse ConceptsAbrahamMoney, Stewardship OfWhat God Gives

When Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as he had done each time before [superstitiously] to seek omens and signs [in the natural world], but he set his face toward the wilderness (desert).

Verse ConceptsGod Blesses

“He raises up the poor from the dust,He lifts up the needy from the ash heapTo make them sit with nobles,And inherit a seat of honor and glory;For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,And He set the land on them.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsEarth, Belonging To GodDust, Figurative UseGod, The ProviderOppression, God's Attitude ToPrincesThroneGloryGod And The PoorMetaphorical PillarsGod Lifting PeopleRubbishGod Helps The PoorThe poordust

“The channels of the sea appeared,The foundations of the world were uncoveredAt the rebuke of the Lord,At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

Verse ConceptsFoundationsBreath Of GodEarth, Judgment OfNosesSeaEarth's FoundationCreation Of The SeasReproving ThingsGod Requite Them!

Tremble [reverently] before Him, all the earth;The world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

Verse ConceptsEarth Being Fixed And ImmovableFlat Earth

“No doubt you are the [only wise] people [in the world],And wisdom will die with you!

Verse ConceptsIrony

“He is driven and propelled from light into darkness,And chased from the inhabited world.

Verse ConceptsOblivionPunishment, Legal Aspects OfThe Outer DarknessOuter Darkness

“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],When God takes his life?

Verse ConceptsHope, Of The WickedHopelessnessHope, Nature OfUngodlinessFalse HopesWithout HopeDeath Of The WickedHypocrisy

“Who put God in charge over the earth?And who has laid on Him the whole world?

“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty],And array yourself with honor and majesty.

Verse ConceptsClothed With Good Thingsdignity

And He will judge the world in righteousness;He will execute judgment for the nations with fairness (equity).

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod, Righteousness OfJustification, Necessity OfPrayer, And Worshipfairness

From men with Your hand, O Lord,From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain,And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;They are satisfied with children,And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual MalnutritionLimitednessBabiesThriftSins Of The FathersLack Of HolinessFutility Of Worldly Pursuits

Then the stream beds of the waters appeared,And the foundations of the world were laid bareAt Your rebuke, O Lord,At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodNosesEarth's FoundationCreation Of The SeasReproving ThingsGod Requite Them!breathing

Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth,Their words to the end of the world.In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,

Verse ConceptsFaith, Necessity OfThe SunTentsGod's Call, EveryoneSun Moon And Stars Before GodThe Gospel WorldwideGoing Through the MotionsThe End Of The World

Let all the earth fear and worship the Lord;Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of GodFearGodly ReverenceAweThe Fear Of The LordFearing GodWorshiping God

Hear this, all peoples;Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,

Verse ConceptsMusic

“If I were hungry, I would not tell you,For the world and all it contains are Mine.

Verse ConceptsRiches, Nature OfGod's DesiresGod's Things ConcealedAll Things Belong To Godhunger

You will prolong the king’s life [adding days upon days];His years will be like many generations.

Verse ConceptsLiving Long

Behold, these are the ungodly,Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.

Verse ConceptsRiches, Ungodly Use OfProsperityThose At EaseGetting RichWealth And Prosperityprospering

The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind;The lightnings illumined the world;The earth trembled and shook.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesEarth, Judgment OfTheophanyWhirlwindsShakingTremblingLight In The Worldfootstepsfootprints

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours;The world and all that is in it, You have founded and established them.

Verse ConceptsClaimsEarth, Belonging To GodNatureRespect, For EnvironmentResponsibility, Of Natural WorldAll Things Belong To GodEarthThe Earth

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns;Indeed, the world is firmly and securely established, it shall not be moved;He will judge and rule the people with fairness.”

Verse ConceptsKingsKingship, DivineMission, Of IsraelMissionsEarth Being Fixed And ImmovableFlat Earth

Before the Lord, for He is coming,For He is coming to judge the earth.He will judge the world with righteousnessAnd the peoples in His faithfulness.

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeGod, Righteousness OfPunishment, By GodThe Nature Of The JudgementThe Fact Of His Comingfairness

His lightnings have illuminated the world;The earth has seen and trembled.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLightningTheophanyTremblingLight In The World

Let the sea thunder and roar, and all the things it contains,The world and those who dwell in it.

Verse ConceptsThe Sea Stirred UpThe OceanThe Sea

Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth;He will judge the world with righteousnessAnd the peoples with fairness.

Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeLast JudgmentPunishment, By GodThe Fact Of His Comingfairness

But he does not know that the spirits of the dead are there,And that her guests are [already] in the depths of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHell, Punishment OfIgnorance Of EvilSinners Grasped By Death

In this way I will punish the world for its evilAnd the wicked for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing];I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proudAnd will abase the arrogance of the tyrant.

Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toendHumiliationHumilityPresumptionPride, Results OfPunishment, By GodReward, DivineSin, God's Judgment OnSuperiorityWarningArrogance, Punishment OfPridePunishmentPunishmentsPunishment of the The WickedLuciferarrogance

Who made the world like a wildernessAnd overthrew its cities,Who did not permit his prisoners to return home?’

Verse ConceptsPrisonersCities Under AttackImprisonments

“Prepare a slaughtering place for his sonsBecause of the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of their fathers.They must not rise and take possession of the earth,And fill the face of the world with cities.”

Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheFruits Of SinParents SinSins Of The FathersMassacresDadsGuilt

All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth,When a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it!When a trumpet is blown, you will hear it!

Verse ConceptsBanners, Literal UseTrumpetTrumpets For SignallingFlags

It will come to pass at the end of seventy years that the Lord will remember Tyre. Then she will return to her prostitute’s wages and will play the [role of a] prostitute [by trading] with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.

Verse ConceptsHiring70 To 80 YearsGod Visiting

The earth dries up and crumbles away, the world dries out and crumbles away, the exalted of the people of the earth fade away.

Verse ConceptsHaughtinessTransient WorldMourning Due To Catastrophe

In the night my soul longs for You [O Lord],Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;For [only] when Your judgments are experienced on the earthWill the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Desiresdiscipleship, nature ofLonging For GodEarth, Judgment OfNightPrayer, As A Relationship With GodThirstAfflictions, Benefits Of

We have been with child, we have twisted and struggled in labor;We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.We could not accomplish salvation for the earth,Nor were inhabitants of the world born.

Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelWindBirth Not Being PossibleHaving A Babydeliverancechildbearing

In the generations to come Jacob will take root;Israel will blossom and sprout,And they will fill the surface of the world with fruit.

Verse ConceptsBlossomFilling PlacesRootsPotential Of FruitGod's People PlantedRoses

Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples!Let the earth and all that is in it hear, and the world and all that comes forth from it.

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To God!attention

I said, “I will not see the LordThe Lord in the land of the living;I will no longer see man among the inhabitants of the world.

Verse ConceptsNot Seeing God

Sing to the Lord a new song,Sing His praise from the end of the earth!You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,You islands and coastlands, and those who inhabit them [sing His praise]!

Verse ConceptsNew ThingsMarinersAttitudes Of PraiseIslandsPraisePraise, Manner And Methods OfPraise, Reasons ForSongsSea DwellersA New SongThe End Of The World

God made the earth by His power;He established the world by His wisdomAnd by His understanding and skill He has stretched out the heavens.

Verse ConceptsEarth, Creation OfGod, Wisdom OfCreation Of The Physical HeavensPower, Of GodPower Of God, ShownGod's Creation

all the kings of the north, far and near, one after another—and all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth. And the king of Sheshach (Babylon) shall drink after them.

He made the earth by His power;He established the world by His wisdomAnd stretched out the heavens by His understanding.

Verse ConceptsCreation Of The Physical HeavensUnderstandingGod, All knowing

then I will bring you down with those who descend into the pit (the place of the dead), to the people of old, and I will make you [Tyre] live in the depths of the earth, like the ancient ruins, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be inhabited; but I will set glory and splendor in the land of the living.

Verse ConceptsPitsArchaeologyEmpty CitiesGoing Down To The PitAbasing PeoplePits As A Term For Graves

so that none of the trees by the waters may exalt themselves because of their height, nor set their top among the clouds, nor their well-watered mighty ones stand [arrogantly] in their height. For they have all been handed over to death, to the earth beneath, among the sons of men, with those who go down to the pit (the grave).”

Verse ConceptsPitsSon Of ManGoing Down To The PitHow Death Is InevitableThings On HighWhy It Happened

I issue a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to [reverently] fear and tremble before the God of Daniel,For He is the living God, enduring and steadfast forever,And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,And His dominion will be forever.

Verse ConceptsAdoration, Of GodendGod, Living And Self sustainingKingdomsPersecution, Attitudes ToTremblingCoercionGod Reigning ForeverFear God!dominion

Daniel said, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea (the nations).

Verse ConceptsNightSleep, PhysicalWindFour WindsVisions At NightThe Sea Stirred Up

The mountains quake before HimAnd the hills melt away;Indeed the earth is shaken by His presence—Yes, the world and all that dwell in it.

Verse ConceptsearthquakesEarth, Judgment OfMountainsMountains QuakingThe Universe DestroyedGod Saves From Sin And DeathThe Presence Of God

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
αἰώνιος 
Aionios 
Usage: 47

ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

חלד 
Cheled 
age , world , time
Usage: 5

עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

תּבל 
Tebel 
Usage: 36

αἰών 
Aion 
Usage: 101

γῆ 
Ge 
Usage: 186

κοσμικός 
Kosmikos 
Usage: 2

κόσμος 
Kosmos 
Usage: 109

οἰκουμένη 
Oikoumene 
Usage: 12